fix(readlink): emit GNU-style Invalid argument for non-symlinks #9189
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sylvestre
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src/uu/readlink/src/readlink.rs
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| let path = p.to_string_lossy().into_owned(); | ||
| let message = if err.raw_os_error() == Some(EINVAL) { | ||
| format!("{path}: Invalid argument") |
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Thanks for catching that! I've updated it to use translate!().
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This PR makes
readlinkemit the same “: Invalid argument” diagnostic that GNU prints when a non-symlink operand is rejected (GNU exercises this path by setting POSIXLY_CORRECT). We now detect EINVAL from read_link/canonicalize and force that message unless the user explicitly requested silent output; other IO errors still go through the existing context machinery.I also added
test_posixly_correct_regular_filetotests/by-util/test_readlink.rsso the regression covered by the GNU test case is reproduced in our Rust suite.#9127